News

Current news around the product and service of ironDNS®.

ironDNS® at the 61st ICANN conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico

March 8th, 2018

The ICANN community has chosen San Juan in Puerto Rico for its next
community event. At ICANN61, the main topic will be the new EU General
Data Protection Regulation and its impacts on the domain name community
with regards to data collection, processing and transfers.

Meet the ironDNS® team in San Juan and take the opportunity to get a
demo of the system. Our team stands ready to also inform you about all our
other products. You need to optimize your business procedures or are
looking for an individual software solution for your domain business?
Our experts are happy to advise you about the various possibilities that
our experienced development teams offer.

Sponsor of the 60th ICANN Meeting in Abu Dhabi

October 4th, 2017

At the 60th ICANN Conference in Abu Dhabi, the Annual General
Meeting 2017, Knipp and ironDNS® are represented as a sponsor.

At the seven-day conference held in the capital of the
United Arab Emirates from 28 October to 3 November 2017,
Knipp will be present as a sponsor with its products ironDNS®,
mambo+ and TANGO Registry Services®.

This is a great opportunity to get presentations of the most important
Knipp developments of the recent years. Experience our products in
revealing practical demonstrations: Our premium name server technology
ironDNS®, the abuse monitoring tool mambo+, and the world-class
TLD solution TANGO Registry Services®.

On request, we also offer individual testing accounts with which you
can put not only ironDNS® to the acid test, but also mambo+ –
calmly, during breaks or after the conference.

ironDNS® at the 58th ICANN conference in Copenhagen, Denmark

March 3rd, 2017

The next ICANN meeting is right around the corner. As usual, a team of
ironDNS® representatives will also be available at meeting No. 58 in
Copenhagen. Take the opportunity to get in touch with our specialists
and make an appointment.

Let our experts introduce you to ironDNS® and learn about its features
and benefits. The ICANN conference is also a good occasion to get
informed about the latest accomplishments of
mambo+. Providing business
intelligence and abuse monitoring, mambo+
is the perfect supplement to ironDNS®.

And this time, there is one special reason that makes meeting our team
even more worthwhile, because we have prepared awesome giveaways:
Our smart mambo+ bulbs that we
will hand out to registries for free. In connection with the
mambo+ app (for iOS und Android)
these LED RGB Bluetooth bulbs signal status updates of domain abuse
cases within a domain portfolio, supplementing to the automated
reports and e-mail alerts that
mambo+ provides out of the box.

ironDNS® at 57th ICANN conference in Hyderabad, India

October 27th, 2016

This year's annual general meeting of ICANN will take place in
Hyderabad, India, from the 3rd to the 9th of November. It will be a
historic meeting: the first ICANN meeting after the successful
IANA transition.

On the 30th of September 2016, the stewardship of the United States
over the IANA functions ended. It was the final step in establishing a
stable and secure multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance. Now,
the global Internet community is responsible for setting the future
directions of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS).

As a sponsor of this 57th ICANN meeting, the ironDNS® team will be
present with a booth of its own. Our experts will be available to talk
about the capabilities and features of ironDNS®, explain its usage,
and give you a live presentation. You even have the chance to apply
for a test account on the ironDNS® sandbox system.

Also do not miss the chance to get information on our newest product
mambo+. As a perfect supplement
to ironDNS®, mambo+ is a business
intelligence tool for your domain portfolio or zone. It helps to
decide on the right strategies for your business based on comprehensive
and reliable information. Ask us about this exciting new tool!

ironDNS® at 56th ICANN conference in Helsinki, Finland

June 20th, 2016

Exciting innovations in the ICANN annual meeting strategy:
the upcoming conference will be the first one to be held in
a new format. The so-called ICANN Policy Forum is a smaller mid-year
meeting with a focus on policy work and outreach. It will be held
in Helsinki from the 27th to the 30th of June.

The ironDNS® team will of course be present in Helsinki – use
the opportunity to meet us personally and get to know ironDNS®!

The high security standards of the premium name server infrastructure
ironDNS® are of special interest to you? Then our new product
mambo+
might be the perfect supplement.

mambo+ is the simplest and
most user friendly possibility to monitor your zones and to conduct
in-depth analyses. It can also help to protect your domain portfolio
against misuse: mambo+
offers an alarm function to immediately inform you about abuse cases
involving your domain names.

Interested? Visit mambo.plus
for more information – or meet us at ICANN 56 in Helsinki!

DIN ISO/IEC 27001:2015 Certificate for Knipp

March 3rd, 2016

With the enormous increase of data available in all fields of daily life,
for many people the question about the security of the processed data becomes
more and more pressing. In order to permanently guarantee IT security, the
international standard ISO 27001 has been developed. The Dortmund based
Internet system house Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH has now been awarded
the DIN ISO/IEC 27001:2015 certificate for its comprehensive security concepts.

The ISO 27001 norm specifies requirements and procedures to maintain the
availability, integrity and confidentiality of information in a sustained
manner. These include, for example, technical and physical means such as data
encryption and redundancy of critical system components. Moreover, the
security awareness of employees is of central importance. A permanent risk
analysis of business-critical processes additionally ensures that threats are
identified early and appropriate measures are taken.

For Knipp, the security of the handled information has always been an
integral part of its corporate culture. The ISO 27001 certificate now proves
that the security measures established at Knipp fulfill the sophisticated
international standards. The certification of Knipp was carried out following
the so-called full-scope approach and comprises all services, infrastructures
and processes. This confirms the longstanding trust that Knipp customers like
alltours, Daimler, Evonik, SAP or Deutsche Telekom have grown in the services
around the data center, the custom software development and the print
production.

In addition to the immediate customers of Knipp, many Internet users benefit
from the outstanding level of safety: With its products “TANGO Registry
Services” and the nameserver service “ironDNS”, Knipp is the technical
operator of a variety of top level domains and of important infrastructure
components for the Internet.

“We have always considered information security and privacy as highly
valuable assets and have invested accordingly in the necessary technical and
organizational requirements. With the ISO 27001 certification, we now have the
official confirmation that this commitment pays off. This is a pleasant
appreciation to us, and for the users of our services it is the assurance
that their data are securely protected at Knipp.”
(Elmar Knipp, Managing Director)

ironDNS® at 55th ICANN conference in Marrakech

February 1st, 2016

UPDATE:
Contrary to our habits, we will not be present at the 55th ICANN
meeting in Marrakech as originally announced. Of course you can still
contact us. In any case,
our team will be present again on the following ICANN meeting.

The first regular ICANN conference of the year takes place from
March 5 to March 10 in Marrakech. The provincial capital in the
southwest of Morocco is one of four former imperial cities and often
referred to as the “Pearl of the South”.

It goes without saying that a team of ironDNS® will be present
at the meeting. So use the opportunity to contact us and
make an appointment.
We would love to demonstrate the features and services of ironDNS®
in a live presentation and to illustrate the handling of the system
to you.

You can also get directly in touch with us anytime, of course,
without making an appointment beforehand, if you are interested in
the benefits of ironDNS®. The ICANN conference is also a great
occasion to get a user account for our sandbox system so that you can
later take your time and put the system to a thorough test.

ironDNS® at 54th ICANN conference in Dublin, Ireland

October 15th, 2015

As usual, ironDNS® will also attend the next ICANN-Meeting in Dublin.
In the time from October 18th to October 22nd you have the possibility
to meet our DNS experts and learn about the ironDNS® services.

We would be pleased to answer concrete questions about your special
requirements and to present the latest technological advancements
and the innovations of the recent weeks and months.
Get in touch with us in Dublin directly or make an
appointment for a non-binding
consultation.

Growth and progress for ironDNS®

July 27th, 2015

The DNS infrastructure technology of ironDNS® is continuously getting
better. During the first quarter of 2015, a two factor authentication
was introduced that allows ironDNS® customers to secure a zone's content
even before it gets signed.

In addition to that, ironDNS® also supports signed and forgery-proof
DNS responses based on the innovative encryption technology DANE/TLSA.
With DANE (DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities) it is possible to
verify the authenticity of a certificate before establishing a secured
connection to a server. This is achieved with the help of
DNS Resource Records of type “TLSA” which conatin the necessary information
to verify certificates.

By additionally applyling DNSSEC technologies, the authenticity of the
sender of the DANE information can be ensured so that any manipulation
of the data during the transport is prevented and a reliable authentication
can be guaranteed. Wiretapping data from supposedly secured connections with
the help of falsified certificates, as hackers or intelligence agencies
would use them, is effectively circumvented in this way.

In the meantime, the ironDNS® user base is constantly growing. New in
July 2015 are the new top level domains for Moscow, for example.
Both TLDs, the western version and the one in Cyrillic writing
(.moscow and .москва, respectively) are now using the sophisticated
ironDNS® infrastructure.

This reflects a pleasing trend, since the number of IDN domains and,
more recently, IDN TLDs as well, is steadily increasing.
(Also see the link at the end of this news.)
This development is only logical, however, since the major part of
the Internet Community speaks languages that can not or at least
not entirely be represented in US-ASCII form.

We are especially happy about the fact that we can observe this same trend
among our ironDNS®-customer base, which not only includes the Cyrillic
.москва (.moscow), but also .сайт (.site) and .онлайн (.online) and
the Arabic بازار. (.bazaar).

Interesting facts and background information on the development of
Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs):IDN World Report 2014

ironDNS® at 53rd ICANN conference in Buenos Aires

June 19th, 2015

By now, more than 650 new top level domains have
successfully been delegated, and about the same number will go live
during the next months.

This newly won diversity on the Internet involves both chances and
risks at the same time. On the one hand, the many new TLDs allow for
a well targeted communication, e.g. thanks to city TLDs and
industry-specific TLDs. On the other hand, the domain industry has to
face many new challenges that come with this diversity. Especially
with regards to stability and security there is an increased need to
set new standards to further guarantee for a reliable operation of
the Internet and the services based on it.

One important factor in this context are the DNSSEC standards to
ensure the authenticity and integrity of DNS data. The infrastructure
of all ironDNS® customers is protected with this technology starting
from the base package. As a recent addition, a further protection
mechanism has newly been introduced that makes the administration
of zone data more secure: a two factor authentication allows to
protect zones even before they are signed. This extends ironDNS®'s
existing DNSSEC-based zone protection during transmission and on the
receiving side by a safeguard for the data source, completing it
to an all-round protection.

If you would like to know how ironDNS® can help to make your
infrastructure more stable and reliable, simply
write a short message to our
ironDNS® team
- or get in touch at the 53rd ICANN Conference in Buenos Aires.

ironDNS®-security further improved with two factor authentication

March 25th, 2015

The services provided by ironDNS® have been further improved by a
new layer of security in the zone management.

Among the most important security features of ironDNS® are the
protection of the zone contents during the transmission and the
verification of the data on the receiver side by means of
DNSSEC-technologies. This safety chain has now been further
strengthened by an improved protective mechanism in the safeguarding
of the zone date at the source. The new two factor authentication
allows ironDNS® customers to secure the zone's content even before
it is signed.

This new feature is available to all ironDNS® customers as of now
and at no extra charge.
To enable it, all a customer has to do is to provide his public PGP
key to the ironDNS®-Support. Once the authenticity of the key has
been verified, the customer can “lock” his zones.

Any operation on a locked zone (and in particular any change of its
content) has to be authorised by a One Time Password (or “token”).
Such a password is automatically sent to the customer in an encrypted
e-mail whenever he tries to execute an operation on a locked zone.
Thus a zone update is only possible if the customer logs into
ironDNS® with his usual credentials and approves the operation with
the token. Each password is only valid for a short time, and only
for the particular operation it has been generated for.

ironDNS® at 52nd ICANN conference in Singapore

January 28th, 2015

2015 is going to be an important year for the Internet Industry:
A new international framework to replace the american stewardship of
key functions of ICANN will be introduced till September 2015.

The reform of the key functions is ambitious. Meanwhile ICANN's
multi-stakeholder model needs to ensure reliability, stability,
freedom and security of the Internet.

The inernet community will enter into the critical phase of the
transition process at the 52nd ICANN Conference in Singapore.
Interesting and controversial discussions are inevitable.
The participants have the historic opportunity to shape the future
principles of a free, stable and secure Internet.

In Singapore you will also have the chance to get in touch with our
ironDNS® team and receive information how you can make your
infrastructure more stable and reliable. Are you interested?
Then meet us in Singapore from February 8th to 12th, 2015.

ironDNS® at 51st ICANN conference in Los Angeles, USA

October 10th, 2014

ICANN meetings provide the opportunity for an internationally diverse
group of individuals and organizations to come together and discuss
and develop policies for the Internet‘s naming systems.
ICANN meetings have been a staple of ICANN's multi-stakeholder
bottom-up consensus-building model since its formation in 1998.

But ICANN conferences also offer the possibility to address conrete
and practical questions and to exchange with experts from all over
the world and get to know new technologies. Also during the 51st
ICANN meeting in Los Angeles, you have the opportunity to get in touch
with the ironDNS® team.

Meet us there during 12-16 October and inform yourself in a
personal conversation about how ironDNS®
can also make your infrastructure more stable and reliable.

ironDNS® at 50th ICANN Conference in London

June 22nd, 2014

As with every ICANN meeting, a team of ironDNS® representatives is also
available this time in London. Take the opportunity to get in touch with
our specialists and make an appointment.

Let our experts introduce you to ironDNS® and learn about its features and benefits.
The ICANN conference is also a good occasion to receive an account for the sandbox
system. This will allow you to put ironDNS® through its paces after your return.

ironDNS® on 49th ICANN Conference in Singapore

March 17th, 2014

The Internet community has excitedly awaited the start of the first
new generic Top Level Domains. At the end of last year, the first new
TLDs were delegated into the root zone and could be registered shortly
after. In the mean time, more than 100 new Top Level Domains like
.ruhr and .company have successfully launched.

This begin of what can be regarded a new Internet era will of course
also be a topic on the 49th ICANN Conference in Singapore. The
introduction of the new Top Level Domains represents a milestone in
the history of the Internet. Thanks to the many new domain names, the
Internet of the future will be even more colorful and diverse than
before.

With regards to Knipp's in-house product ironDNS®, it has proved
itself during the introduction of several of the new Top Level
Domains. Since ironDNS® meets and exceeds the sophisticated technical
requirements set forth by ICANN, a number of TLD applicants decided to
use the service. Their trust in the elaborate technology of ironDNS®
now pays off.

As ironDNS® is based upon highly-developed technology, as demanded
by ICANN, more and more registries and and registrars decide to use
this service. They value the robust and highly available, reliable and
accessible worldwide Name Server service, which fulfills the rising
demands of an increasingly fast-growing Internet.

If you are looking for technologies to make your infrastructure more
stable and reliable, go ahead and contact our ironDNS®-Team. We will
also be attending the ICANN Conference in Singapore, so meet us there
and get in touch.

The next ICANN Meeting will be in London, from June 22th - 26th, 2014.

ironDNS® on 47th ICANN-Conference in Durban, South Africa

Forthcoming ICANN meeting in Durban is already looming very large now.
From July 14th to 18th, experts from all over the world meet again to
deliberate and discuss the future of the Internet.

Especially the latest events regarding introduction of new generic
Top Level Domains will be in the focus. If everything will take place
as planned, the first new Top Level Domains may already go live at
this year's 3rd quarter.

ICANN will particularly turn their attention to the technical
foundation to guarantee trouble-free process. Internet's Security and
Stability are still ICANN's top priorities regarding the introduction.

You're interested and would like to find out more on ironDNS®?
Contact our ironDNS® team in Durban. Of course we will be available
at the ICANN meeting this time. Use the opportunity to
make an appointment with one of
our attending experts. We will be pleased to fully inform you
regarding ironDNS®.

ironDNS® at 46th ICANN conference in Beijing

April 7th, 2013

The upcoming start of the new generic Top Level Domains is getting
close and will be at the very top of the agenda of Beijing's ICANN
conference.

ICANN clearly stated that "Security and Stability of the Internet"
is their highest priority regarding introduction of the new generic
Top Level Domains. This confirms that a reliable and robust nameserver
service, like ironDNS®, is absolutely vital.

ironDNS® fulfills ICANN's high technical demands. That's why
quite some applicants decided to use that service for the operation
of their Top Level Domain. They entrust the sophisticated technology
of ironDNS®.

If you are also interested in improving your nameserver
infrastructure's stability and reliability, get in touch with our
ironDNS® team. We will also attend this ICANN conference. Take
advantage of the opportunity to meet us there and
make an appointment..

The next ICANN meeting after Bejing will take place at July 2013 in Durban.

ironDNS® at 45rd ICANN conference in Toronto

October 12th, 2012

Also on this ICANN meeting a team of ironDNS® is represented.
Take the opportunity to get in contact and
make an appointment.

See a live presentation and get an overview of the features
of ironDNS®. The ICANN conference is also a good opportunity
to apply for a test account on the sandbox system.
This allows you to put ironDNS® through its paces.

New Feature: ironDNS® sends status updates via email

October 1st, 2012

The control panel of ironDNS® has been extended by a very
useful new feature.

Email addresses can now be added to the user profiles in order to
receive notifications on certain events and conditions. For example,
if zones from a master server cannot be retrieved or other
irregularities occur, automatic emails will be triggered.
That way, issues of this nature can be detected and the root cause
can be resolved. ironDNS® thus helps to ensure low error rates
and a high degree of quality.

Up to nine different email addresses of three categories can be
defined. This allows ironDNS® to be
configured in a very flexible way for several scenarios
(warnings, ordinary errors, fatal errors). Users can also specify if
the messages shall be sent immediately or if they shall be bundled
for a delivery at different intervals.

This new feature is included in the base package of ironDNS® and
is available to all customers at no extra charge.

ironDNS® at 43rd ICANN conference in San José, Costa Rica

March 1st, 2012

ICANN meetings provide the opportunity for an internationally diverse
group of individuals and organizations to come together and discuss
and develop policies for the Internet‘s naming systems.
ICANN meetings have been a staple of ICANN's multi-stakeholder
bottom-up consensus-building model since its formation in 1998.

But ICANN conferences also offer the possibility to address conrete
and practical questions and to exchange with experts from all over
the world and get to know new technologies. Also during the 43rd
ICANN meeting in Cost Rica, you have the opportunity to get in touch
with the ironDNS® team.

Meet us in San José during 11-16 March and inform yourself in a
personal conversation about how ironDNS®
can also make your infrastructure more stable and reliable.

ironDNS® sponsors ICANN conference in Dakar, Senegal

August 24th, 2011

In a kind of good tradition ironDNS® sponsors the upcoming ICANN
meeting in Dakar, Senegal. It is the seventh time for ironDNS® to
sponsor an ICANN event.

With the decision for new Top Level Domains at the last ICANN meeting
in Singapore in June 2011, the need for a stable and robust domain
name service has dramatically grown. ICANN has set high standards
regarding the technical operation. Applicants for new TLDs will
meet in Dakar to discuss about their proposals and implementation
details. ICANN meetings are a good opportunity to speak with
representatives of ironDNS®.

Carsten Schiefner from the ironDNS® team is available for talks.
Drop him an email and make an appointment:

ironDNS® is sponsoring ICANN meeting no. 41 in Singapore

April 12th, 2011

For the sixth time, ironDNS® is sponsoring an international
ICANN meeting. ICANN is the self-regulating organisation assigning
names and numbers in the Internet world. The meetings take place
three times a year. With ironDNS® being a name server provider,
these meetings are especially important and worthy of support.

It is expected that this meeting will have more than 1,000 visitors.
The main topic
is still the introduction of new generic Top Level Domains.
The upcoming meeting in June will take place in Singapore.

ironDNS® is sponsoring ICANN meeting no. 40 in San Francisco

February 8th, 2011

For the fifth time, ironDNS® is sponsoring an international
ICANN meeting. ICANN is the self-regulating organisation assigning
names and numbers in the Internet world. The meetings take place
three times a year. With ironDNS® being a name server provider,
these meetings are especially important and worthy of support.

This meeting will probably be one of the largest in ICANN's
history. It is expected to have 1,500 visitors. The main topic
is the introduction of new generic Top Level Domains.
The upcoming meeting in March will take place in San Francisco.

ironDNS® is sponsoring ICANN meeting no. 39 in Cartagena

October 15th, 2010

For the fourth time, ironDNS® is sponsoring an international
ICANN meeting. ICANN is the self-regulating organisation assigning
names and numbers in the Internet world. The meetings take place
three times a year. With ironDNS® being a name server provider,
these meetings are especially important and worthy of support.

ICANN meetings average 1,000 visitors, the location rotates among the
continents. This is done to shorten travelling time for local
participants and thus ease their participation.
The upcoming meeting in December will take place in Colombia.

300.000 domains managed

300,000 second level domains are managed using ironDNS® today.
This means that the rapid growth is continuing. We consider the
acceptance in the market as appreciation of the concept of
ironDNS®.

According to an internal poll, the customers of ironDNS® in the
market segment of second level domain management value the following
two main features:

Use of a completely independent name server software as a second
pillar besides BIND.

Anycast technology for SLDs, too. Up to now, anycast has often
been a prerogative of top level domains.

Hong Kong location expanded

January 11th, 2010

In order to serve the Asian market even better, the node in Hong Kong,
in test use so far, has been officially launched.

The launch requires a phase of measuring traffic and building up the
connection. Domains of customers taking part in the beta program of
ironDNS® are included in the node in this step. This way, the
total traffic for the live operation can be estimated quite well.

Incorporation of an ironDNS® node comprises installation of at
least one blade system as wells as the necessary management
infrastructure like firewalls, BGP routers and redundant components.